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SPOT FORECAST FOR F150 SEARCH-DAY 3...GALLATIN SAR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
954 AM MDT THU SEP 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0926 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR MOST OF TODAY. A
WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THIS
AFTERNOON THEN MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL MONTANA THIS EVENING BEFORE
DISSIPATING. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS SOUTHWEST MONTANA.
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL DURING THE DAY. A WIND SHIFT
TO A MORE WESTERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AS THE FRONT PASSES OVER THE REGION.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GUSTAFSON
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT REMINGTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20090917.F150S.01/TFX